[council] Moving On

[Jon Englund <jenglund@itaa.org>]

> I'm moving on to a new position after a great 4 years at ITAA.
> Starting officially on Monday, I will be the Director of Policy and
> Government Affairs  for Excite@Home, based in Redwood City,
> California.  I'm really looking forward to this new challenge, where I
> will be on the front lines of the next stage of the Internet
> revolution:  bringing broadband access and applications to consumers
> and businesses.
> 
> I've really enjoyed working with *all* of you through all the trials,
> tribulations -- and a few real accomplishments and progress! --
> related to Internet governance and domain names.  It is an important
> endeavor.  More than anything, though, I've really appreciated the
> chance to get to know many of you quite well during the last year or
> so.
> 
> At this point, I will need to discuss with my new employer -- as well
> as the commercial/business constituency -- about how active I will
> stay in ICANN activities.
> 
> As most of you know, Excite and @Home recently merged.  Excite is one
> of the leading Internet portals, and @Home provides broadband Internet
> access to customers using the cable infrastructure.  The combined
> company has about 1800 employees and is growing rapidly.
> 
> I will be bi-coastal for a while.  I will be spending the majority of
> my time in the next 6 months or so out in Silicon Valley.  Within the
> next year I will be opening a DC office for Excite@Home and will be
> spending most of my time back here.   
> 
> I'm looking forward to working with many of you in my new capacity.
> Sheila O'Neill of ITAA will be coordinating the organization's
> activities in ICANN going forward. 
> 
> Thanks for the memories --
> 
>       Jon Englund
> 
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